Yep. In fact, I started a thread about this morally bankrupt lying thief because I loathe scientists who abuse their positions like he did. He gives a bad name to everyone else who is honest.
I also followed up with some info on a thread reporting his ouster.
Many scientists are quick to call out the bad actors amongst us and are grateful when people are caught in academic misconduct. My own close colleague/collaborator was a whistleblower to the FBI, DOD, and NIH for one of our high-falutin’ coworkers (and team) who was committing major misconduct and fraud. Ultimately HHS took over the investigation, but the person was able to make a relatively quiet exit to industry. We both ended up looking for new jobs largely because of the fallout, and accepted jobs at a different institution before the offender left. We simply couldn’t continue in that environment anymore.
I admit this is off-topic and I may be a little defensive about this because the scientists I know are overwhelmingly honest people who try to do the right thing. Their work is important to them because they are trying to do something helpful for humanity. And some of us take great risks in reporting bad actors amongst us.
I could have long discussions (not here) about the harm that has been caused by the pursuit of what we call “glam” science in high-impact journals. That’s a common thread amongst the bad actors. And it kind of circles back to academic elitism, but it’s elitism within academics.